The computer stopped and the two names came up.
"Uzumaki Naru and Anzu." She announced. The waterfall ninja jumped from the banister and landed on the main floor. Naru took a deep breath and gripped the banister. She was too scared to move. This was going to be her first battle. Saku placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Go Naru, you're the best you can do it." He told her as Naoto nodded his head. Naru began blushing and nodded her head. She then jumped from the banister and landed in front of the older ninja. She looked at Naru and laughed.
"Are you serious? This is going to be easy." She smirked as Naru growled.
Temari looked at them.
"Are you two ready?" She asked. They both nodded. She took a step back. "Begin!"
With a blink of the eye Anzu appeared in front of Naru and punched her really hard. She flying back and landed on her stomach. She groaned.
"What?!" Naoto growled and gripped the banister. This is gonna be tough to watch my sister fight and not wanting to interfere. Damn!
Naru slowly got up and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth. Anzu ran to her and kicked her in the chest. She then appeared behind Naru and kicked her in the back. Naru growled and used her kunai to stop her. Anzu ran toward her and swung at her. Naru moved out the way to avoid the hit. Anzu advanced toward Naru and continued punching at her.
"At this point Naru won't have a chance to come up with a plan if she keeps attacking her like that." Kiyomi said. Shiro sighed and crossed his arms.
"That's the ninja life. Not every enemy she gets will give her a chance get a strategy she's gonna have to learn to think and fight at the same time." He said and looked at her brother. "Naoto." He called. He turned and looked at his sensei. "If you enter her fight at any time you will be disqualified those are the rules." Naoto growled but nodded his head.
"Is that all you're good for? Defense." Anzu laughed. She then did hand movements and blew water at her. Naru got hit directly and hit the ground with a hard thud.
Temari tighten her fist. It was hard for her to watch this. The girl was only nine and she was so small and for the older ninja to beat her like that was killing her.
A couple of minutes passed by and Naru still didn't move from her spot. Temari stepped forward.
"Let me finish this and it's not my fault if I kill her." Anzu formed a water spear and ran toward Naru. Everyone watched in suspense since Naru still didn't move from her spot. Anzu slammed the spear down on to Naru and her body disappeared. "WHAT?!!" She yelled and looked around.
"Where the hell is she?" Naoto asked looking around.
Temari looked around. This is an open space it's not so easy to hide.
Anzu then lost all color in her face when Naru appeared behind her. Naru jumped up and kicked her in the head sending the older ninja flying forward.
Naru made hand signs.
"KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" She shouted and five shadow clones appeared. Anzu growled staring at her. They all started making hand movements. "KATON! GOKAKYU NO JUTSU!!!!!!!!!" She shouted and they all shot fire at her. Anzu put a water barrier that put the fire out. Anzu then punched Naru in the face sending her flying back. Naru hit the ground. I can't win. I have no strength or stamina. All I have is brains… She sighed. That's it brain. I outsmarted Shiro when we first fought against him and he's a Jonin. If I can outsmart him I can defeat this mere Genin.
"This battle is over." Anzu said. Temari slowly stepped forward. Naru slowly got up.
"Don't count me out." Naru stood up. Temari took a step back. If Sakura saw her daughter now she would be a wreck. "Just because I'm younger doesn't mean I can't do it. If I couldn't do it I wouldn't be here now." Naru said. Anzu laughed.
"How cute."
"Uzumaki Naru." She said. Anzu raised her eyebrow. "That's my name remember it because I'm going to be the one to defeat you."
Anzu burst out laughing.
"Sure…" She taunted. Naru pulled out ten kunai and launched toward her. She then threw the kunai at her. Anzu jumped out the way and moved out the way as Naru came crashing down. Anzu smirked.
Naru then sat on the ground and crossed her arms closing her eyes.
"NARU NOW'S NOT THE TIME FOR THAT!!" Naoto yelled at his sister. Anzu ran toward Naru and swung at her. Just before her fist could hit Naru she grabbed her fist. Anzu then swung her other fist which Naru caught with her other hand. Naru then pulled Anzu's fists toward her and kneed her in the chin sending the older ninja fly upward. Naru made hand signs and took a deep breath. She then blew out fire directly hitting Anzu. Naru dropped to her knees panting heavily. She never felt pain like this before. Her whole body was throbbing badly. Anzu slowly got up and growled. She ran toward Naru and head butted her. Naru fell to the ground and Anzu wrapped her hands around Naru's neck.
"NARU!!!" Naoto yelled out. Naru cried as she felt her oxygen leaving here. Temari stepped forward she had to end this fight. "WAIT TEMARI-SAN DON'T STOP IT YET!!" Naoto yelled out. She looked at him and saw determination in his eyes. "NARU YOU ARE A UZUMAKI WE DON'T GIVE UP AND WE DON'T QUIT AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WE DON'T LOSE EVER!!" He shouted.
Naru gasped and then kicked Anzu in the jaw. She let go and fell back. Naru summoned charka to her hands and her hands began glowing a soft blue.
Shiro and Kiyomi looked in shocked.
Onii-Chan is right. We don't give up. I asked Mom to train me and she took time out of her busy schedule to train me. I won't let her training go to waste. She stared at Anzu who growled.
"You're pissing me off now." She ran toward Naru and Naru gently hit her shoulder. Anzu then went to punch Naru but couldn't move her arm. "What the hell?" She snapped. Naru then lightly tapped her leg. Anzu cried out and fell down.
"What the hell did Naru do to her? She just tapped her shoulder and leg." Saku looked back at his brother.
"That's what you call the Mystical Palm Jutsu. It uses precise charka control and it cuts the nerves of wherever the opponent is hit." Shiro briefly explained.
"Whoa when did Naru learn that?" Naoto asked as he and Saku looked back at the fighting area.
Temari stopped forward.
"With her nerves cut there is no way she can continue to battle, the match is over." Temari said. "Uzumaki Naru advances." She said. Naru smiled and then fell to the ground.
"Naru." Before Naoto could move Saku went down there. He then picked her up. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Saku. He smiled at her.
"Good job, you won."
"Yeah." She blushed and slowly closed her eyes. Saku then jumped up to the second floor. Ayase walked over to them giving them a cup.
"Give this to her. She should be fine after she drinks it." Ayase said. Naoto took it and fed it to Naru. She gasped and began coughing trying to spit to the stuff out.
"It's so nasty." She cried. They gave Ayase a strange look since Leiko had the same reaction.
"Just what's in that stuff?" Saku asked. She turned and smiled at him.
"If I told you I would have to kill you." She chuckled and walked away. Saku shivered a bit. Naru slowly got out of Saku's arms and sighed. Inoko placed her hand on her shoulder.
"Are you alright?"
"Yeah." She moaned.
Temari cleared her throat and looked at the monitor.
"Next match, Inuzuka Inoko and Arashi Tatsumaki." She announced. Inoko gasped and looked over at the ninja who was already on the main floor.
I have to fight her….This is bad… She began shivering. Kiyomi walked over to Inoko.
"If you don't want to don't force yourself, you're life is more important." Inoko smiled and looked at her sister.
"It's nice to know you care." She then looked at her puppy. "You ready Akako." The dog barked and they both jumped over the banister. Tatsumaki chuckled and crossed her arms. Temari looked at her. There's something evil about that girl. I don't have a good feeling about this. She then looked at Inoko.
"Are you two ready?" She asked. They both nodded. Temari took a step back. "Begin."
Tatsumaki made hand movements and hit the ground a small tornado appeared and moved toward Inoko. She moved out the way. Tatsumaki nodded her head.
"Alright, I just wanted to see where your skills were." She smirked. Inoko gripped her fists.
This girl looks deadly. If she fights me seriously I might end up like Kumo's opponent. The only way to beat her is if I kill her first. Inoko then looked at Akako who barked. Inoko made hand signs.
"SHIKYAKU NO JUTSU!!" She shouted and her nails became claws and her teeth sharpened giving her a beast-like appearance. She then ran towards Tatsumaki with incredible speed. She swung at Tatsumaki who dodged the attack. She then kicked Inoko in the chest and sent her flying back. Inoko dug her claws into the ground stopping her. She then ran back toward Tatsumaki who easily dodged her attack. She then pulled out a sword much like Kumo's.
Kiyomi gripped the banister feeling nervous.
Tatsumaki swung the sword at Inoko who dodged the attack. Akako then ran toward her. Inoko made hand signs and Akako transformed into Inoko.
"That's so cool." Naoto exclaimed as Saku and Naru watched.
"Let's do it Akako!" Inoko shouted crouched down on all fours as Akako jumped on Inoko's back. "Double Piercing Fang!!" Inoko shouted and at a high speed they both began spinning and hit Tatsumaki head on.
She fell back and growled wiping the blood from her mouth.
"You're gonna pay for that." She said slowly standing up. "And you're gonna pay with your lives." She said dangerously. She then slammed her sword into the ground and made hand movements.
"Tornado Royale!" She shouted and a big tornado formed and moved toward Inoko and Akako. They both moved to avoid it but were sucked inside. They began getting sliced up from the sharp wind. After five minutes the tornado ended and they both hit the floor covered with blood.
Kiyomi growled and got ready to jump over the banister but Shiro stopped her.
"Let the proctor do it. Look at her she's about to stop this match any second." He said and she growled looking at Tatsumaki.
Inoko slowly stood up as did Akako. Tatsumaki smirked.
"You wanna die don't you? This will be your last fight." Tatsumaki's sword began glowing and she ran toward Inoko and swung. Inoko moved out the way as the sword came crushing down on the ground making a huge hole. Inoko stared at it shock. If I get hit with that I'll be gone for sure. She thought and felt scared. She knew she wasn't up against a regular opponent. Tatsumaki ran at her again.
"Alright this match is over." Temari said feeling nervous as Tatsumaki swung at Inoko and hit her with a strong wind. Inoko hit the back wall and coughed up blood.
"INOKO!!" Kiyomi cried and ran over to her sister. Her grey dog followed her and began whimpering. Temari growled and looked at Tatsumaki.
"I said it was over and you still attack!" She shouted. Tatsumaki sheathed her sword and shook her head.
"No, you said it as I was swinging my sword. I apologize." She smirked. Temari growled and gripped her fist.
"Arashi Tatsumaki advances."
"Inoko are you ok?" Kiyomi whispered to her younger sister. Inoko coughed up blood.
"I lost Onee-Chan." She cried. Kiyomi hugged her sister and lifted her up.
"It's alright at least you're alive." She smiled and looked at Tatsumaki who was walking away as if nothing happened. "Hey Arashi!" Kiyomi shouted. Tatsumaki stopped and turned to her. "You pull another stunt like that and you're gonna have a serious problem on your hands." She threatened growling at her as did the big grey dog. Tatsumaki smiled at her and walked to the second floor.
"Inoko." Naru cried she then looked at Tatsumaki who looked unfazed by her actions. That…that…that bitch how dare she? She actually tried to kill Inoko. Tatsumaki then looked at Naru and smirked. Naru glared her before looking back at her badly juried friend.
"Get her to the hospital so Sakura could look at her." Temari told Kiyomi who nodded. She then left along with Akako and her dog.
